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Subject: 5/28 Duxbury Beach
From: Rick Bowes <rbowes(AT)bowesweb.com>
Date: 28 May 2008 10:58am
Wed 5/28/08; 8:00-8:45am; HiTide: 5:46am (9.0ft); Clear; Wind N
15-20; Bay: rippled; Ocean: small waves.
The beautiful day made it impossible for me to resist making a brief
"driveby" run down to the 3rd crossover before work. I vowed not to
leave the car lest I never make it to my office! Today the tide and
light were perfect for viewing the water's edge on the bay
side. Shorebirds were always in view but not in flocks. I saw 10
species along the way, and had nice looks at most with the naked eye
- thus the bino views were super. A season high of 5 very busy
Spotted Sandpipers was a highlight.
Apart from the shorebirds, the Least Tern numbers have probably
doubled from the weekend, and the birds were very active with several
males presenting minnows to females with varying degrees of
success. The Redwings and Grackles are no longer "everywhere" as
they were even last weekend (I saw very few today). I got a nice look
at a singing Horned Lark only about 20 feet from the road - always a treat.
Shorebirds (10 species):
Black-bellied Plover - a few always in view but no flocks
Semipalmated Plover - two small groups (3,6). When sleeping they
look just like the stones that make up the bay shoreline between the
bridge and the second crossover, and because they are very easy to
miss even when looking right at them from not far away, I suspect
there were several more that my cursory effort did not pick up.
Piping Plover - very much in evidence today. 3 pairs and 1
ind. I would not expect to be seeing pairs at this point in the
season as one should be tending to a nest. Perhaps their patterns
are confused due to so many losing their nests on the high tides a
couple of weeks ago.
Killdeer - 1 on High Pines peninsula
Willet - at least 7 pairs with many individuals standing atop
anything tall and calling loudly.
Spotted Sandpiper - A mini-wave! 5 different individuals (a
pair and 3 individuals)
Ruddy Turnstone - Plentiful all along the shoreline and in the
grasses. Most groupings of 2-5; no flocks.
Sanderling - A single bird in full rusty breeding plumage. (I
didn't check the ocean side where I would normally see them)
Semipalmated Sandpiper - 3 mixed in with Semi Plovers
Dunlin - a few striking individuals mixed with Turnstones. The
large flocks are usually in the Gurnet marsh and on the ocean side
neither of which I covered today so don't know if they've moved on
yet, but this is the week that the exodus should occur.
Rick Bowes
Duxbury, MA
rbowes(at)bowesweb.com
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Subject: LARK SPARROW-Mt Auburn 5/28
From: "Bird Watcher's Supply & Gift" <birdwsg(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 28 May 2008 11:02am
Chris Floyd called to report a LARK SPARROW at Mount Auburn cemetery this
morning. The bird was originally found by James Moore. Chris said that the
bird was near the intersections of Magnolia and Chestnut Paths down the slope
from Harvard Hill between 9am and 10am this morning. It was moving toward Oak
Knoll.
Steve Grinley
Bird Watcher's Supply & Gift and Nature Shop at Joppa Flats
Newburyport, MA
BirdWSG(AT)Verizon.net
978-462-0775
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Subject: Mt. Auburn Highlights, 5/28
From: "Floyd, Chris" <chrisf(AT)mitre.org>
Date: 28 May 2008 12:28pm
Quite a morning in Mt. Auburn Cemetery. In addition to the Lark
Sparrow posted out earlier through Steve Grinley, there were good
numbers of late warblers (many of Blackpoll, Magnolia, American
Redstart and Canada; 1-2 of Black-throated Blue, Chestnut-sided,
Wilson's, Ovenbird and a single Northern Waterthrush still singing in
the Dell) and a good showing of the special birds hoped for late in the
migration:
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 3 or more: 1 calling "chebunk" over
Snowdrop Path, 1 calling "pee-ur" almost incessantly high in the Dell
canopy, and 1 seen by many working the shrubs with another empid on the
slope above Palm Ave.
Alder Flycatcher 1 heard by Sue and Sherm
Dennison by Harvard Hill
Gray-cheeked (type) Thrush 1 or more seen in/near the Dell by
Cliff Cook and Greg Cranna; not singing, though Bob Stymeist heard one
indeterminate song around 1000
Mourning Warbler 1 male singing intermittently
(chirries with no chorry) in the rhododendron hedge behind the Aster
Path sign in the Dell; many with patience saw it well.
Chris Floyd
Lexington
chrisf(AT)mitre.org
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Subject: eBird Report - Mt. Auburn Cemetery IBA [Palm
Avenue ONLY], 5/28/08
From: "Fred Bouchard" <frederickbouchard(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 28 May 2008 1:32pm
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Location: Mt. Auburn Cemetery--IBA, Palm Avenue ONLY
Observation date: 5/28/08, 10am -- 11:30am
Notes: Sat at Cushman monument facing crabapples beneath Ritchie
monuments and the Tower for the duration, except to chase LASP at Oak Knoll.
Lark Sparrow added, fide Bob Kelly. An ideal late-May vigil spot at MAC for
the tired, lazy and/or disabled.
Number of species: 42
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Herring Gull 1
Mourning Dove 2
Chimney Swift 16
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 1
Alder Flycatcher 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Eastern Pewee 1
Eastern Kingbird 1
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 1
Tree Swallow 4
Black-capped Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
House Wren 1
Swainson's Thrush 1
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 32
Gray Catbird 7
European Starling 9
Magnolia Warbler 3
Blackpoll Warbler 4
American Redstart 1f
Common Yellowthroat 2
Wilson's Warbler 1f
Canada Warbler 3
Scarlet Tanager 1
Chipping Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 2+y
[Lark Sparrow -- missed]
Common Grackle 4
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Baltimore Oriole 2
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 4
House Sparrow 12
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Subject: Olive-sided Fly, Arboretum
From: "Walker, Stuart T." <swalker(AT)bpl.org>
Date: 28 May 2008 1:40pm
This morning there was an Olive-sided Flycatcher perched at the tip-top
of a dead tree in the Arboretum Bussey Brook swamp, easily seen from the
gravel road. The light was gorgeous and the bird was cooperative,
sallying out for insects and returning to the same or nearby spots
several times. The "vest" was dark and richly olive - a beautiful bird.
Stuart Walker
Jamaica Plain
stuarttwalker(AT)comcast.net
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Subject: Olive Sided Flycatcher, Arboretum
From: stuarttwalker(AT)comcast.net
Date: 28 May 2008 2:24pm
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This morning I was treated to fine looks at an Olive-sided Flycatcher atop a
dead tree in the Arboretum's Bussey Brook wetlands. The "vest" was very dark
and richly olive.
I attempted to send this earlier, but note that that report hasn't shown up yet.
Stuart Walker
Jamaica Plain
stuarttwalker(AT)comcast.net
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Subject: Plum Island & Newburyport seawall - 05-28-08
From: "David K Weaver" <cygnus-dkw(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 28 May 2008 3:48pm
I led this morning's Wednesday Morning Birding program out of Joppa Flats
Education Center onto Plum Island followed by a very brief visit to the
Newburyport seawall at the boat ramp on Water Street. Beautiful day with
clear skies, temps in the lower 60s, and a brisk wind of 10-20 out of the
northwest. We paid a visit to the Joppa Flats Bird Banding Station on the
refuge. For many, this was a new experience to see a bird in the hand. The
whys and wherefores of banding were shared with our group by Janet Standley,
the station manager, and volunteers Susan Yurkus and Kent Hewitt -- thank
you, all!
Here's our list, brief as it is (all PI sightings unless otherwise stated):
Canada Goose - yes (North Pool Overlook was a burgeoning nursery of
goslings!).
Gadwall (10)
Mallard (5)
Double-crested Cormorant (2)
Northern Harrier (1) - over Joppa Flats Ed. Ctr. (JFEC).
Black-bellied Plover (~ 30) - mud flats off of Nbpt. seawall.
Killdeer (2)
Greater Yellowlegs (3)
Willet - yes.
Semipalmated Sandpiper (5)
Dunlin (~ 40) - mud flats off of Nbpt. seawall.
Short-billed Dowitcher (2) - mud flats off of Nbpt. seawall.
Bonaparte's Gull (5) - Nbpt. seawall.
Ring-billed Gull - many, Nbpt. seawall.
Herring Gull - yes, both sites.
Great Black-backed Gull - yes, Nbpt. seawall.
Common Tern (2) - main pan.
Least Tern (2) - main pan.
Rock Pigeon - yes, PI bridge.
Great Horned Owl (2) - one downy young barely visible on nest.
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (1) - Bird Banding Station (BBS) nets.
Traill's Flycatcher (1) - probably a Willow Fly, BBS nets.
Eastern Kingbird - yes.
American Crow (2)
Purple Martin (~ 14) - lot #1 (present when first on island; absent when
departing refuge).
Tree Swallow - yes.
House Wren (1) - BBS nets.
American Robin - yes.
Gray Catbird - yes.
Northern Mockingbird (2)
Brown Thrasher (3)
European Starling - yes, both sites.
Yellow Warbler - yes.
American Redstart (1) - BBS nets.
Northern Waterthrush (1) - BBS nets.
Common Yellowthroat (~ 7) - 1 in BBS nets.
Eastern Towhee - yes.
Chipping Sparrow (1) - JFEC.
Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow (1) - lot #1 boat ramp.
Song Sparrow - yes.
Northern Cardinal (1)
Bobolink (~ 12)
Red-winged Blackbird - yes.
Common Grackle - yes.
Baltimore Oriole (2)
Purple Finch (1)
American Goldfinch (4)
House Sparrow (1) - out of martin house.
We will meet again next week back at Joppa Flats Education Center at 0930
for Wednesday Morning Birding. For more information about Joppa Flats
programs, call Bill Gette or Dave Larson at 978-462-9998.
Dave Weaver
Manchester, MA 01944
cygnus-dkw(AT)verizon.net
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Subject: Fw: eBird Report - IBA - Mt. Auburn Cemetery ,
5/28/08
From: "rstymeist(AT)juno.com" <rstymeist@juno.com>
Date: 28 May 2008 4:40pm
Still a fair amount of song this morning, though Redstarts and Blackpolls were
predominate,looking hard in leafy trees one could see female/non singing birds-
but that's a lot of work. The LARK SPARROW is a FIRST RECORD for MT. Auburn. I
tried for two hours to relocate it without success. Yellow-bellied Flycatchers
quite active and calling, Mourning Warbler singing softly and being difficult to
see in thick shrubs.
Location: IBA - Mt. Auburn Cemetery
Observation date: 5/28/08 06:40AM- 13:05PM
Notes: Lark Sparrow seen by many- a NEW Bird for Cemetery list
Number of species: 56
Mallard 3
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Mourning Dove 13
Chimney Swift 12
Downy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee 2
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 3
Alder Flycatcher 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 4
Warbling Vireo 4
Red-eyed Vireo 10
Blue Jay 11
American Crow 2
Tree Swallow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 5
Tufted Titmouse 5
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
House Wren 3
Swainson's Thrush 2
Catharus sp. 1
Wood Thrush 3
American Robin 106
Gray Catbird 26
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 44
Cedar Waxwing 9
Nashville Warbler 1
Northern Parula 1
Yellow Warbler 4
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
Magnolia Warbler 9
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Blackpoll Warbler 19
American Redstart 17
Ovenbird 1
Northern Waterthrush 1
Mourning Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 3
Wilson's Warbler 4
Canada Warbler 6
Scarlet Tanager 1
Chipping Sparrow 16
Song Sparrow 6
Northern Cardinal 9
Red-winged Blackbird 8
Common Grackle 16
Brown-headed Cowbird 7
Orchard Oriole 1
Baltimore Oriole 17
House Finch 4
American Goldfinch 7
House Sparrow 32
This report was generated automatically by eBird
v2(http://ebird.org/massaudubon/)
Bob Stymeist
Arlington
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Subject: Feeding frenzy
From: "Douglas Chickering" <dovekie(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 28 May 2008 4:54pm
Massbirders:
Lois Cooper and I started the day (Wednesday May 28) birding Martin
Burns Wildlife Management Area along with our friends Dana and Inga Jewell
and Bill and Phyllis Drew. Martin Burns was uncommonly slow for this time of
year yet the highlights were decent. A couple of nice Tanagers, a sunlit
Indigo Bunting, and the star of the morning, an Olive-sided Flycatcher
perched at the top of a snag.
By the afternoon Lois and I , along with Bill and Phyllis Drew went over
to the parking lot at the Salisbury jetty. This affords the best view of
the mouth of the Merrimac River. I had told the Drews that I thought the
chances of seeing a Roseate Tern seemed pretty good. It was just after low
tide and with the shoaling at the mouth of the river we thought we might
catch some terns feeding. Lois and I had come here a number of times in the
late spring and summer and have been quite lucky in finding Roseate Tern.
When we arrived there were plenty of terns; but they were way out at the
end of the jetty and even in the good lighting pretty hard to identify; at
least for me. We waited. I had been here enough times to know that with
conditions like these things could change. And change they did. We first
noticed that the terns and cormorants became more active; then they moved
their activity from the end of the jetty to the mouth of the river; and we
soon realized that they were approaching us.
I am constantly amazed at how quickly and surreptitiously situations can
change. We noticed a few terns flying up river, low over the water, then
more flying past us, then suddenly they were reeling and diving right in
front of us. The fishermen in boats followed them, and the fishermen on the
shore began casting frantically. Like us, the fishermen were following the
terns.
What transpired for the next hour or so was one of those field events
that almost defy description. We could trace the progress of the hunted
fish by the rippling on the water; and by the splashes when the hunter fish
broke the surface as they drove the smaller ones onward. The terns,
naturally were attracted by the turbulence. They knew what lay beneath. The
converged and started feeding.
There was both a frantic and transient quality to these feeding groups.
They would slowly gather over a spot, start diving into it; be joined by
dozens of others; then the mass of swirling birds would dissolve away to a
dozen or so. Most of the time when I would focus on a single bird it had a
fish in it's mouth, but still flew around the spot as if reluctant to leave
such a fine feeding place. The flocks dissolved, then reformed, grew to a
crescendo, upwards of fifty birds, maybe more, then faded away again. At
times there were three separate feeding groups; at times only one. The
terns were often joined by gulls; mostly ring-billed, but some Bonaparte's
and even a single Laughing Gull made an appearance.
We watched transfixed and amazed as the spectacle went on and on. There
may have been some Forster's Terns mixed in but the frantic flurry of
activity; the profusion of birds and the somewhat tough lighting put
identification beyond my already shaky powers. We did see two,
unmistakable, unambiguous Roseate's however. Unlike the Commons the
Roseate's didn't hang around. As soon as they had grabbed a fish they were
off; flying low and deliberately out past the jetty's out to sea.
I had told Bill and Phyllis that Lois and I had good luck with Terns
here in the past, but none of us were expecting a spectacle of this
magnitude.
Doug Chickering
Groveland
dovekie(AT)comcast.net
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Subject: Waterbird Survey Results - Great Meadows -
Concord 5/27/2008
From: Jason_StSauver(AT)fws.gov
Date: 28 May 2008 5:18pm
The following species of waterfowl were counted during a recent waterbird
survey conducted at the Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge â~@~S Concord
Impoundments on Tuesday, May 27 2008:
Species Amount
Greater Yellowlegs 2
Spotted Sandpiper 4
Least Sandpiper 11
Pectoral Sandpiper 5
Killdeer 13
Semipalmated Plover 30
Great Blue Heron 23
Great Egret 1
Green Heron 1
Canada Goose 71
Wood Duck 10
Mallard 124
American Black Duck 2
Mute Swan 3
Hooded Merganser 3
If you have any questions regarding management at the Concord
Impoundments, please contact the Refuge biological staff at
978-443-4661at ext 37, 24 or 23.
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Jason St. Sauver
Biological Technician
Eastern MA NWR Complex
73 Weir Hill Road
Sudbury, MA 01776
978-443-4661 ext. 23
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Subject: Mt. Auburn low activity except bobolink
From: "William Freedberg" <4mrfish(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 28 May 2008 6:36pm
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Massbirders,
I had a pretty bad afternoon at Mt. Auburn, striking out on just about
everything (mourning warbler, flycatchers, lark sparrow, etcetera) as I
birded slowly from the dell to the enigmatic oak knoll (ie I THINK it was
oak knoll, I got different directions from different people and ended up on
Oak Knoll Path, so I guess that was it). I heard what could possibly have
been a Yellow-bellied flycatcher, if one has an active imagination. The
bird activity was very low. There were, however, two highlights: A common
grackle that landed about a foot away from me as I crept silently around the
dell; I stopped and it gathered nesting material from the area before
noticing me and flying off. Also, as I sat in the dell, I heard a very
distant but distinctive BOBOLINK singing its "R2-D2 gone berserk" song from
the direction of Auburn Lake. It stayed, as far as I could tell, for about
thirty seconds, singing about once every ten seconds.
Good Birding,
Will Freedberg
Belmont, MA
4mrfish(AT)gmail.com
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Subject: Yellow-billed Cuckoos, Plymouth
From: Kathryn Doyon <gizzybird(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 28 May 2008 7:42pm
While doing some of my Breeding Bird atlasing on Drew
Road in Plymouth, I heard a Yellow-billed Cuckoo. Not
completely trusting my audio ID :), I followed the
sounds and was able to witness two Yellow-billed
Cuckoos copulating.
Kathy
Kathryn Doyon
Plymouth, MA
Gizzybird(AT)verizon.net
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Subject: Plum Island; Tues., 27 May 2008.
From: Richard Heil <rsheil(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 28 May 2008 7:48pm
TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2008:
PLUM ISLAND, MA (0830-2015 hrs.)
Weather: Mostly clear, SW-S winds 10-25 mph, then in mid-afternoon a
strong cold front arrived with heavy rain and thunderstorms and wind
gusts to 35 mph, then wind WSW 10-15 mph, and a temperature drop of
20 F; 65-87 F.
Richard S. Heil
Water levels have been lowered at Stage Island Pool, and the area is
currently attracting a large number of shorebirds and egrets.
Canada Goose (44)
Mute Swan (12)
Gadwall (34)
American Black Duck (14)
Mallard (69)
Blue-winged Teal (1m.)-Stage I. Pool.
Green-winged Teal (5)
Surf Scoter (17)
White-winged Scoter (23)
Black Scoter (14)
scoter sp. (15)
Oldsquaw (5)-Emerson Rocks.
Red-throated Loon (1)
Common Loon (5)
Double-crested Cormorant (42)
Great Cormorant (2 imms.)-jetty.
Least Bittern (1)-Calling, North Pool.
Great Blue Heron (1)
Great Egret (15)
Snowy Egret (45)
Black-crowned Night-Heron (3)
Glossy Ibis (5)
Turkey Vulture (4)
Osprey (5)
Northern Harrier (3): 1-1st yr. male, 2f.
BROAD-WINGED HAWK (1 imm.)-Soaring over Hellcat.
Red-tailed Hawk (3)
KING RAIL (1)-Calling, North Pool.
Virginia Rail (2)-Calling, North Pool.
Sora (2)-Calling, North Pool, one foraging in the open at Old Blind.
COMMON MOORHEN (1)-Calling, North Pool.
Black-bellied Plover (142)
Semipalmated Plover (51): Most S.I.P.
Piping Plover (2)
Killdeer (3)
Spotted Sandpiper (2)
Greater Yellowlegs (7)
'Eastern' Willet (56)
Lesser Yellowlegs (1)
Ruddy Turnstone (16)
Red Knot (1)-S.I.P.
Semipalmated Sandpiper (545): 500-S.I.P.
Least Sandpiper (45)
White-rumped Sandpiper (24): 14-S.I.P., 10-salt pans.
Pectoral Sandpiper (1)-S.I.P
Dunlin (52): 30-S.I.P.
Short-billed Dowitcher (25)-S.I.P.
American Woodcock (1)-Old Pines.
Ring-billed Gull (12)
Herring Gull (70)
Great Black-backed Gull (15)
Least Tern (24)
Common Tern (55)
Rock Pigeon (6)
Mourning Dove (12)
Great Horned Owl (2): at nest.
Common Nighthawk (1)-migrating.
Chimney Swift (12)-migrating.
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (6): 3-migrating.
Hairy Woodpecker (1m.): Recent continued presence of a male and
female probably indicates first island breeding record - if we can confirm it.
Eastern Wood-Pewee (5)
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (1)
Alder Flycatcher (2)-calling.
Willow Flycatcher (11)-calling.
Least Flycatcher (2)-calling.
Empidonax sp. (2)
Eastern Phoebe (1)-Late migrant at 'midden dunes'.
Eastern Kingbird (32)
Red-eyed Vireo (1)
Blue Jay (6)
American Crow (8)
Purple Martin (17)
Tree Swallow (65+)
Bank Swallow (3)
Barn Swallow (22)
Black-capped Chickadee (5)
Marsh Wren (46+)
Swainson's Thrush (1)
American Robin (24)
Gray Catbird (90)
Northern Mockingbird (3)
Brown Thrasher (7)
European Starling (15)
Cedar Waxwing (70)
Nashville Warbler (1)
Northern Parula (3)
Yellow Warbler (68)
Magnolia Warbler (25)
Black-throated Blue Warbler (2)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (1m.): breeding plumage; late.
Blackpoll Warbler (5): 4m., 1f.
Black-and-white Warbler (1f.)
American Redstart (37)
Northern Waterthrush (2)
Common Yellowthroat (36)
Wilson's Warbler (3)
Canada Warbler (3)
Scarlet Tanager (1m.)
Eastern Towhee (22)
Chipping Sparrow (1)
Field Sparrow (4)
Savannah Sparrow (5)
Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow (17+)
Seaside Sparrow (3+)
Song Sparrow (14)
White-throated Sparrow (2)
Northern Cardinal (4)
Bobolink (52+)
Red-winged Blackbird (60+)
Eastern Meadowlark (1)-North Pool meadow.
Common Grackle (80+)
Brown-headed Cowbird (14+)
Orchard Oriole (2): 1f. at nest, 1um singing-Lot One
Baltimore Oriole (5)
Purple Finch (6)
House Finch (2)
American Goldfinch (75)
House Sparrow (4)
--- 118 species.
Also moving:
Spot-winged Glider, Pantala hymeneae (9)
Green Darner, Anax junius (2)
Monarch (3)
Tiger Swallowtail (2)
Red Admiral (3+)
Richard S. Heil
S. Peabody, MA
rsheil(AT)comcast.net
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Subject: Revere Manx Shearwaters - 8
From: "Andrew Birch" <andrewlbirch(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 28 May 2008 8:28pm
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I have updated my website with pictures and a description of behavior of the
8 Manx Shearwaters that were at Revere Beach last night. I am dying to find
out where / if these birds are breeding. It would be only the second record
in MA!
http://bostonbirds.org/blog.html
--
Andrew Birch
http://bostonbirds.org
andrewlbirch(AT)bostonbirds.com
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Subject: CT Report 05/28/2008
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 28 May 2008 9:48pm
From Sara Zagorski:
5/28 - West Hartford, Rt 44 Powerlines -- MOURNING WARBLER,
YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER, ALDER FLYCATCHER.
From Paul Cianfaglione:
5/28 - South Windsor, Station 43 -- 1 LEAST BITTERN, 1 VIRGINIA RAIL,
3 ORCHARD ORIOLE.
From Carolyn Cimino:
5/28 -- Lyme, powerline cut on Gungy Rd (just north of the entrance
to Hartman Park) -- morning, OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, 2 YELLOW-BILLED
CUCKOOS.
From Kevin Burgio:
5/28 - Hamden Backyard -- 1 singing MOURNING WARBLER, I guess he
returned and hung out again, waking me up at 5:30am. I got really
good looks at him. A very beautiful bird with his little black bib.
5/28 - Storrs, UConn Lot W -- 1 AMERICAN WOODCOCK flushed from the
edge of the agricultural field at 3:00pm.
From Bill Banks:
5/28 - West Haven, Sandy Point -- 1 BLACK SKIMMER, 3 Saltmarsh
Sharp-tail Sparrows
From Steve Broker (Cheshire):
5/28 - Naugatuck, Naugatuck State Forest, Hunters Mountain Road --
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW. Observed in west end of weedy field from 10:40
A.M. to 11:00 A.M..
From Tim Antanaitis:
5/28 - East Hampton, Laurel Ridge -- PINE SISKIN
Manchester, Porter/Howard Reservoir off Ferguson Rd -- OLIVE-SIDED
FLYCATCHER, MOURNING WARBLER
Manchester, field behind plaza off Pleasant Valley Rd -- GRASSHOPPER
SPARROW
From Don Morgan:
5/28 - Mansfield, Eagleville Preserve -- 1 YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO.
From Gerry Nicholls:
5/28 - Monroe yard -- Olive-sided Flycatcher.
From Paul Carrier:
5/28 - Harwinton, South Rd, Rorback State lands -- a typical
BREWSTER'S WARBLER singing a standard Blue-winged song.
From Phil Henson:
5/28 - West Hartford, Rte. 44 Power Lines -- 1 MOURNING WARBLER, 1
BREWSTER'S backcross, both singing.
From Angela Dimmitt:
5/27 - New Milford yard -- BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO
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